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  • Page 1

    User ’ s Guide VTX200 Three-Channel Guitar Amplifier with Stereo Digital Signal Processing[...]

  • Page 2

    T ABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 The T op Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,5 The Bottom Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 The DSP Section . . . [...]

  • Page 3

    3 Congratulations ! Y ou are now the proud owner of the Crate VTX200 three-channel guitar amplifier with Stereo Digital Signal Processing (DSP). This rugged amplifier combines out- standing features with serious clean and distorted sounds. Dual DSP controls provide 15 “Must Have” effects and 15 Delay ef fects which can be combined for a wide va[...]

  • Page 4

    4 The T op Panel: DELA Y EFFECTS SA VE / TAP REVERB HIGH MID LEVEL GAIN LOW HIGH HIGH MID MID LEVEL LEVEL GAIN GAIN LOW LOW HIGH HIGH MID MID LEVEL LEVEL GAIN GAIN LOW LOW O CT - P HAS E W A H W A H C H O R U S F L A N G E P H A S E R S I N G L E E C H O P I N G P O N G S P E C I A L INPUT INPUT INPUT MUTE 1 1 2 2 1 2 4 6 3 5 7 8 10 12 9 11 13 1: I[...]

  • Page 5

    5 20: MUTE: This switch, when depressed, mutes the output signal at the speaker jacks and the effects loops, allowing you to silently tune or switch instruments. The adjacent LED illuminates when the Mute function is active. 21: TUNER: The electronic tuner is active whenever the amplifier is turned on, providing constant, “real time” tuning. Th[...]

  • Page 6

    6 FOOT SWITCH LEFT SEND RETURN SEND RETURN RIGHT (CHORUS DRY) (CHORUS WET) SPEAKER OUTPUTS 100 WATTS @ 4 OHM MINIMUM LOAD STEREO EFFECTS LOOP MONO EFFECTS LOOP 29 30 31 32 33 34 The Bottom Panel: 27: POWER (not shown): Use this switch to turn the amplifier on (top of the switch depressed) and off (bottom) of the switch depressed. The switch illumin[...]

  • Page 7

    7 The DSP Section: The VTX200 features DSP controls for Effects, Delay and Reverb. Complete information about the Effects and Delay controls is given below . The Ef fects con- trol selects the “pitch modified” and wah effects. Many of these ef fects have their speed controlled by the Save/T ap button. The Delay control selects the delay or echo[...]

  • Page 8

    8 Storing Y our Own Presets: Each channel of the VTX200 has two factory assigned DSP presets, as shown on pages 10 and 1 1. No matter what the settings of the DSP controls, the preset is recalled when a channel is selected. Y ou may change the DSP settings by rotating the DSP con- trols - these changes will remain active until a different channel i[...]

  • Page 9

    9 VTX200 Three-Channel Guitar Amplifier with Stereo DSP Using the Footswitch: The special Crate four-button footswitch supplied with the VTX200 performs a variety of functions. The footswitch allows remote channel selection, remote T ap/Save for each channel, and allows access to an additional DSP preset for each channel of the amplifier . Use only[...]

  • Page 10

    10 DSP Factory Presets: DELA Y DELA Y DELA Y EFFECTS EFFECTS EFFECTS SA VE / T AP SA VE / T AP SA VE / T AP REVERB REVERB OCT OCT - PHASE PHASE WA H W AH W AH AH C H O R U S F L A N G E P H A S E R S I N G L E E C H O P I N G P O N G S P E C I A L DELA Y DELA Y DELA Y EFFECTS EFFECTS EFFECTS SA VE / T AP SA VE / T AP SA VE / T AP REVERB REVERB OCT [...]

  • Page 11

    11 DSP Factory Presets: DELA Y DELA Y DELA Y EFFECTS EFFECTS EFFECTS SA VE / T AP SA VE / T AP SA VE / T AP REVERB REVERB OCT OCT - PHASE PHASE WA H W AH W AH AH C H O R U S F L A N G E P H A S E R S I N G L E E C H O P I N G P O N G S P E C I A L DELA Y DELA Y DELA Y EFFECTS EFFECTS EFFECTS SA VE / T AP SA VE / T AP SA VE / T AP REVERB REVERB OCT [...]

  • Page 12

    12 Suggested Settings: VTX200 Three-Channel Guitar Amplifier with Stereo DSP DELA Y EFFECTS SA VE / TAP REVERB HIGH MID LEVEL GAIN LOW HIGH HIGH MID MID LEVEL LEVEL GAIN GAIN LOW LOW HIGH HIGH MID MID LEVEL LEVEL GAIN GAIN LOW LOW OCT - PHASE W AH W A H C H O R U S F L A N G E P H A S E R S I N G L E E C H O P I N G P O N G S P E C I A L INPUT INPU[...]

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    13 Suggested Settings: VTX200 Three-Channel Guitar Amplifier with Stereo DSP DELA Y DELA Y DELA Y EFFECTS EFFECTS EFFECTS SA VE / TAP SA VE / TAP SA VE / TAP REVERB REVERB HIGH HIGH MID MID LEVEL LEVEL GAIN GAIN LOW LOW HIGH MID LEVEL GAIN LOW HIGH MID LEVEL GAIN LOW OCT OCT - PHAS E PHAS E W AH W AH W A H A H C H O R U S F L A N G E P H A S E R S [...]

  • Page 14

    14 DSP “ Fill in the Blanks ” (User Settings): DELA Y DELA Y DELA Y EFFECTS EFFECTS EFFECTS SA VE / T AP SA VE / T AP SA VE / T AP REVERB REVERB OCT OCT - PHASE PHASE WA H W AH W AH AH C H O R U S F L A N G E P H A S E R S I N G L E E C H O P I N G P O N G S P E C I A L DELA Y DELA Y DELA Y EFFECTS EFFECTS EFFECTS SA VE / T AP SA VE / T AP SA V[...]

  • Page 15

    15 System Block Diagram: MUTE REVERB EFFECTS DELAY INPUT CHANNEL 1 INPUT BUFFER GAIN MID HIGH LOW LEVEL FLEX WAVE (LOW GAIN) CHANNEL 2 GAIN MID HIGH LOW LEVEL FLEX WAVE (MEDIUM GAIN) CHANNEL 3 GAIN MID HIGH LOW LEVEL FLEX WAVE (HIGH GAIN) SWITCH CONTROLLER DSP TAP/ SAVE DSP A/B FOOTSWITCH 1 2 3 4 TUNER A BC D EF G POWER AMP 1 SPEAKER OUTPUTS LEFT ([...]

  • Page 16

    VTX200 TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS: Output Power Rating 70W per channel @5% THD, 8 ohm load 100W per channel @5% THD, 4 ohm load Speaker Size and Rating (2) Celestion Seventy 80W 12” 8 ohm Input Impedance 470k Ω T otal System Gain Ch 1 74dB, all controls @10 Ch 2 88dB, all controls @10 Ch 3 103dB, all controls @10 Maximum Input Signal Accepted 5 [...]